'''Conspecificity''' is a concept in [[biology]]. Two or more individual [[organism]]s, [[population]]s, or [[taxa]] are termed '''conspecific''' if they are considered to belong to the same biological [[species]].

'''Conspecificity''' is a concept in [[biology]]. Two or more individual [[organism]]s, [[population]]s, or [[taxa]] are termed '''conspecific''' if they are considered to belong to the same biological [[species]].

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Where different species can interbreed and their gametes compete, the conspecific gametes take precedence over heterospecific gametes. This is known as '''conspecific sperm precedence'''.

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==Related concepts==

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'''Congeners''' are organisms within the same [[genus]].<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congener Congener], Merriam-Webster.com. Accessed 2009-03-25</ref>

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==Antonym==

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The [[antonym]] (opposite term) of conspecificity is the term '''heterospecificity''': two individuals are heterospecific if they are considered to belong to different biological species.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Heterospecificity|title=Heterospecificity|publisher=Biology online|accessdate= 5 December 2009}}</ref>